World-Class Maintenance: The Backbone of Shinkansen Operations

September 16, 2016
28 min
Season 2 - Episode 13: World-Class Maintenance: The Backbone of Shinkansen Operations

Season 2 - Episode 13: World-Class Maintenance: The Backbone of Shinkansen Operations

World-Class Maintenance: The Backbone of Shinkansen Operations - Episode 13

Overview

In 1964, the Tokaido Shinkansen was introduced as the "Dream Super Express". Since then, it has transported over 5.5 billion passengers. The almighty high-speed vehicle is known for its accuracy, which its delay time per car set is only 0.2 minutes. Also, it's known for the comfort of the ride and safety; no fatal accidents had happened for the last 52 years. The Shinkansen has such accomplishment due to the support of people behind the scenes. See the latest technology used during the maintenance procedure which is conducted overnight and then meet "Dr.Yellow", a train created especially for inspection of tracks and overhead lines.

Episode Information

TV Show

Japan Railway Journal

Season

Season 2

Episode Number

13

Air Date

September 16, 2016

Runtime

28 minutes

Guest Stars

Naomi Yano

Naomi Yano

Self - Assistant